--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2010/08/17 22:22:05	1.1081
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2010/08/20 18:17:04	1.1082
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1081 2010/08/17 22:22:05 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1082 2010/08/20 18:17:04 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ sub get_server_loncaparev {
             if (($answer eq 'unknown_cmd') || ($answer eq 'con_lost')) {
                 if ($caller eq 'loncron') {
                     my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
-                    $ua->timeout(20);
+                    $ua->timeout(4);
                     my $protocol = $protocol{$lonhost};
                     $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
                     my $url = $protocol.'://'.&hostname($lonhost).'/adm/about.html';